The Mortgage Shop (TMS), Stonebridge’s largest appointed representative (AR), has signed a new long-term deal with the network
TMS is the market leader in Northern Ireland, trading since 1992 and now with 50 advisers in 23 Northern Ireland locations.
The new agreement sees TMS remain part of the Stonebridge network as an AR firm and extends a partnership that had already celebrated its 10-year anniversary.
TMS’s Managing Director, is also a board member of Stonebridge’s technology company, Revolution.
HIGH STREET MODEL
TMS, which completes on £750m of mortgage lending annually, joined the network in June 2015 and has become one of the largest firms of its kind with a high-street model.
It wants to build on its status as one of the biggest advisory businesses and brands in the UK and will do so with a stream of financial and non-financial support from Stonebridge, one of the fastest-growing, independent mortgage and protection networks in the country with over 1,300 advisers,
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
Siobhan McAleer, managing director of The Mortgage Shop, said: “It was an easy decision to renew our partnership with Stonebridge.
“In our market, strong relationships count for a great deal, and the one we have built with Stonebridge has undoubtedly helped us in many ways, and we envisage will help us on the next stage of our growth journey.
“The history we have with the Stonebridge team would be hard to replicate, given the support they provide to the business, and the trust we have in their ability to do right by us and to ensure we have access to everything we need.”
LARGEST AR FIRM
Rob Clifford (main picture), chief executive of Stonebridge, added: “This shows the strength of our proposition and our ability to work in partnership with our AR member firms to help them thrive.
“TMS has grown successfully, along with Stonebridge, from those very early days into one of the top advisory firms in the UK and to become our largest AR firm.
“What makes this partnership special is the ambitions of both businesses to continue their sector- leading positions.
“Stonebridge will be with Siobhan, Philip, Julia and the team every step of the way to help them continue to prosper. It has been an excellent partnership for many years and we’re looking forward to the next 10 years.”
